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Hope he is OK and that it was just being overly cautious.

I let you know after a few minutes.....

I've currently got my optimistic pessimists hat on and think it could be an inspired line up.

Mario B????

Replacing Eric Black who was assistant to the first team coach (ie Puel then Pellegrino).

On my mobile and couldn't really see what the fuss is about. Ex goalie becoming 1st team GK coach. And then I read a bit more...... Interesting. At least he is a football man. Could be worse - we could have got a rugby man.

Now there are many here who ask whether he is better than Redmond and Tadic.... but he has always wanted to play up the middle. One might ask whether he would offer more than Long. Chaz or Gab up top. Boufal, Theo, Tadic behind the front man.

Where is anyone from owner, to chairman, to board to cleaner? Just the manager who has trotted out some hollow platitudes. As for Kreuger, is he still at the club?

NO idea about the Celtic one. Who knows, maybe we got LFC to stump that up as well.

£275m??

Don't sit in an "end". The nipper is 10 and the father is not a tool who is going to jump up and down when Liverpool score. He might even bring his Mrs's Saints scarf with him. Or maybe his Mrs might come.

I like his old man.

I'm on hols and giving the STs to a friend of my lad who is a Liverpool supporter. At least he might get some enjoyment out of things. Usually I plan my hols around the fixture list, but this season, I really couldn't be bothered to and instead found not ****sing off the Mrs was more appealing than getting depressed at SMS.

I'm beyond caring much about football full stop and hope that the bubble bursts and the whole thing collapses and we can get rid of these ridiculous sums, players ****ting on clubs and acting like complete and utter ****s.

JBS,I have similar feelings, and I know a lot of others that do as well. Not sure what their reasons are, but think it might well be an age thing. For me, it is also to do with the ever increasing unevenness of the playing field due to the amount of money that some spend. All these people bigging up the PL, when really it is basically down to how much money a club spends (wages & transfers). This season I have turned up at SMS with an over riding feeling of ambivalence towards football. If we survive this season, I will likely renew one more time so that I can go with my son. His circumstances will change the season after that, so I reckon I probably won't renew. If we get relegated this season, then I guess there's not a huge demand to renew. As it is, half the people around me have moved, and I sit next to a new face every game, most seemingly from over seas. The banter has largely gone.

I thought you meant something like this:

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/11166235/jose-fonte-labels-west-ham-owner-david-sullivans-transfer-claims-ignorance Old José not (understandably) impressed with his chairman. I suspect West Ham might find how cast iron contracts can be, as given his age I can't see him wanting to move anywhere - not least he moved there to be close to his family!!!

I really do not care whether we are biggest or smallest. It won't change who I support and how those who do not support Saints see us is irrelevant. I know media outlets like having all these tables of this and that, but frankly I really really do not care.

Arrived 20 mins ago. Easiest drive in from m271 for a long time. Guess I was in advance of most others. May be the weather is keeping shoppers away so it might not be too bad.

Agree Badger. I watched Brum vs Wolves and Brum were truly awful and I couldn't understand why they didn't try with Gallagher. He is doing sweet FA there, so might as well come home.

See that Everton want Walcott.

Ah, ta. Was mulling over train or car - looks like that is decided now.

Are you sure? I thought that it was on Sun 17th that Central Parkway had bus replacements. (And best not turn up to the game this Saturday).

We built a brand new stadium for 32k people for £1000 a seat. Palace are talking about adding some corporate and 8k seats for £100m or £12,500 a seat. So while it may not be individual, I am happy with that. As for character, I think if you go to LCFC for example, then they have created their own character.

I read it slightly differently. He let them self destruct RATHER THAN sending 3 players off and HIM being the architect of their destruction. Some observations..... 1) He was overly lenient that night 2) On hindsight it was the right thing to do and was a great game 3) It was the wrong reason for doing it - he did it because of HIM not the game. 4) He is a ****, a narcissist and thinks it all about him. 5) We are better off that this prima donna is in the Middle East.